Chen Zhizhou was taken aback, is it so big? Afraid that things would get out of control, Chen Zhizhou hurriedly winked at Lin Ruan.

Lin Ruan smiled faintly at him, got up and said, "The county lord and the county king will bear the consequences together. ”

Then she waved at the guards she had brought.

The guards stepped forward to arrest the grain merchants and their families.

These people were frightened, they had never encountered anything like this, and they would arrest people if they didn't agree with each other.

Old Man Sun was angry: "King Shen Jun, why are you arresting us?" What law have we violated? ”

King Shen Jun snorted: "If you are not satisfied with the ruling of this king, you can let your family go to Kyoto to sue this king." But today, if you want to leave the yamen safely, there is only one way, open the warehouse door honestly, and sell rice and grain at the normal grain price, otherwise you will go to prison for this king. Rest assured, this king will not take a grain of your grain for nothing. ”

These people are not stupid, they can't keep food horizontally and vertically, and if they are caught in prison again, they have no control over what will happen outside.

So, save yourself first.

Anyway, there will be no loss.

But this breath, they are not so easy to swallow!

So the largest grain merchant in Qingzhou City took the lead in standing up and said: "In this case, the grass people are willing to cooperate with the king of the county and hand over all the stored grain." ”

As soon as the others saw him speak, they naturally followed suit.

King Shen Jun was very satisfied, "You are all junjie who knows the current affairs, and if you make a concession for the people of the Great Zhou today, this king will also report to the emperor truthfully." ”

At this moment, the crowd suddenly didn't know how to react.

Reporting this matter to the emperor would be of great significance to them. When the time comes, I can't say it, and I can still make an imperial businessman. Even if you can't be an imperial businessman, it is definitely a good thing to be praised and rewarded by the emperor.

It's a good deal.

So everyone's expressions changed from their previous gloom, and there was even a slight smile on their faces.

As shrewd as Master Sun, he immediately bowed to King Shen Jun, "King of the County, the grass people were excited for a while, and they were speechless, and they also asked the Lord of the County to ignore the villain, don't be as knowledgeable as the grass people." ”

King Shen Jun achieved his goal, so he naturally spoke well, "This king is not a stingy person, and you also have your difficulties, and it is rare to be able to make sacrifices and concessions so righteously at this time." This king will not let you contribute in vain, and after this drought, this king will definitely personally ask the saint to be sealed, and set up a merit monument for you, so that the people of Qingzhou will know that your righteousness. ”

Lin Ruan looked at these people who were suddenly as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and he was so impressed by King Shen Jun.

That's pretty damn.

Beat a stick and give a sweet date, a few words, a storm was resolved, and it also made these people so grateful to King Shen Jun.

Chen Zhizhou was also so convinced, whoever wants to tell him again in the future that martial arts are brave and strategic, he will definitely spit on that person's face.

Look at the method of the king of the county, he is willing to bow down.

Because there is a carrot in front of the abundance, the action of these grain merchants is also eye-catching.

After returning from the Yamen, the major grain stores issued notices, saying that all the grain in the granary would be restored to its original price, and the price would never be increased.

Suddenly, the people of Qingzhou City went crazy, and the whole family went into battle, holding all kinds of utensils for loading grain, and rushed to the nearest grain store, for fear that if they went late, the food would be bought.

When Lin Ruan and Shen Junwang returned to Yulin County, they deliberately went around Qingzhou City and went to the house in Qingzhou City again.

After Lin Zhong and Xiuxiu went to Lin Ruan to look for medicine, they returned to Qingzhou City.

There is no way, the courtyard of Linjia Village is too small, and the population is so large that it can't turn around. And Xiuxiu's master, Mr. Qi, had already sent someone to urge him several times, so Lin Zhong took Xiuxiu back to Qingzhou City.

Lin Ruan was a little worried about them, so he decided to take them back to Linjia Village first.

After all, Qingzhou City has a large population and is far away from Linjia Village, and if the drought is really serious in the future, the grain in the hands of grain merchants will not last long. In order to avoid trouble, it is better for her to take people to her side.

At least by her side, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking.

Lin Zhong is also very worried about Lin Ruan these days, and was originally planning to go back to Linjia Village, but he didn't expect Lin Ruan and Shen Junwang to come.

"Shibo, Ah Ruan, are you all okay in the village?"

Lin Ruan smiled and nodded: "Everything is fine, how is Dad in Qingzhou?" ”

Then Lin Ruan said the purpose of his coming, and Lin Zhong didn't hesitate much, and immediately sent someone to pick up Xiuxiu.

After packing their luggage, the group hurried back to Linjia Village.

Because the grain prices in Qingzhou City have been controlled, the grain prices in Yulin County have also fallen.

For a time, whether it was a city person or a village person, as long as they had money in their hands, they all hurried to buy grain and store grain.

I have food in my hand, and I don't panic in my heart. No matter how long this drought lasts, you must always have more food in hand.

Within a few days, Lin Ruan heard that all the grain in the hands of the grain merchants was sold out. Major grain merchants are also actively trying to find ways to transport grain from other places, but because the impact of the drought is extremely large, grain prices have risen sharply, and the supply of grain is also very small.

At this time, God still didn't mean to rain, and the small river in front of Lin Ruan's house had been completely cut off.

Crops in large tracts of farmland began to die, and farmers were so distressed that they wept as they watched the buds grow to more than half a person's height.

Fortunately, there is no problem with water for people and animals, which greatly stabilizes people's hearts.

And although the sweet potatoes in the field look spiritless, they are still tenaciously alive, which gives the people of the entire Qingzhou City more confidence.

Everyone tried to save some water to water the sweet potatoes in the field.

But Lin Ruan did not dare to be blindly optimistic, and the food in the hands of the common people was not enough to support the end of the drought. The sweet potatoes in the field are at least two months away from the harvest day, and no one knows if it will rain during these two months.

And the effects of the drought go far beyond the rain to end.

All the crops are dying, and it is basically impossible to replant them. The most optimistic scenario is that winter wheat can be planted without any problems, but the harvest will have to wait until early summer next year.

This is half a year, and in this half year, the people have to eat and drink, and it is not so easy to get through.

And even if the food is dispatched from somewhere else, it is not realistic.

In ancient times, the grain output was low, and there was no imported grain in this era, and the grain stored in the state-owned granary did not dare to move around, after all, the border was not peaceful. So in the following days, the people didn't know how to get through.

Lin Ruan was not idle, and took people outside to look for water every day.

However, the results obtained are not optimistic, groundwater resources are limited, it is good to ensure that people and animals can drink, and it is obviously impossible to use it to irrigate crops.

King Shen Jun wrote an excerpt into Beijing and reported the drought situation in Huaiyang Mansion to 1510.

In Kyoto, the emperor was so worried that he couldn't sleep all night.

In the past few years, natural disasters have continued, first floods, and now droughts, and the impact is very wide, a total of five provinces have not rained for two consecutive months. He no longer has the energy to pay attention to the provinces around the province that are slightly drought.

The people of these five provinces together are almost one-third of the population of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and if there is really chaos, the Great Zhou will be hit hard this time.